SALMAGUNDI


Meaning of SALMAGUNDI in English

noun

also sal·ma·gun·dy ˌsalməˈgəndē, -di

( -es )

Etymology: French salmigondis

1. : a salad plate consisting of chopped or sliced meats, anchovies, hard-cooked eggs, pickled vegetables, olives, radishes, endive, and watercress that are arranged in rows for color and flavor contrast and dressed with a salad dressing

2. : a heterogeneous mixture : medley , potpourri

no salmagundi made of things, amusements, lust for power, can assuage our gnawing hunger to create — B.I.Bell

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.